principal

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el director

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principal
[ˈprɪnsɪpəl]
sustantivo
1director(ora) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (of school); rector(ora) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (of university)
adjetivo
2principal

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principal [prin-si-pal]
adjetivo
1Principal, que tiene el primer lugar y estimación (main).
2Principal, el que está a la cabeza de algún negocio, y en este sentido se usa como substantivo en ambas lengua
sustantivo
sustantivo
3Principal, jefe, presídente, gobernador, director de una escuela u otro establecimiento de educación.
4Causante, comitente, constituyente. (Foro; Forense)
5Principal, capital, la cantidad de dinero que se pone a censo, rédito o a ganancias y pérdida
sustantivo

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principal [ˈprɪnsɪpəl] ?
adjective
1 [+reason, cause, source] principal
our principal concern is the well-being of our children nuestra mayor principal preocupación es el bienestar de nuestros hijos;or
he is the principal shareholder of the company they are the principal target of racial prejudice the principal reason for my change of mind is this the country's principal source of foreign exchange earnings the Rohan Chabots' principal residence is now in the country the industrial nations are the principal cause of most environmental problems the principal aim of inspectors is to monitor or enforce standards their principal concern is bound to be that of winning the next general election taxpayers can only claim deductions if their home is their principal place of business Iran must bear the principal responsibility for the tragedy the principal ingredient is corn she was the principal beneficiary in his will a formidable battery of attorneys represented the hearing's many parties - /principal among them were Sir Rufus Isaacs, Sir Robert Finlay and Mr Thomas Scanlan/ the principal [parts] of a verb the teacher told them to learn the principal parts of ten irregular verbs
2 (Mús) primero
she is principal horn with the CBSO principal conductor at the New York City Opera one of his biggest problems was the attitude of a number of the principal players principal trombone, Roger Oyster, says the regional tour has developed greatly
3 (Economics)
principal amount capital principal; (m) principal; (m)
when the loan ends the entire principal amount will be due
noun
1 [of school, college] directoradirectora;a directora (m) (f) (Univ) rectorarectora;a rectora (m) (f)
Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School complaints began arriving at the principal's office he felt like a schoolboy going to the principal's office for questioning
2 (Teat) protagonista principal; (m)
the principals are all well known television actors
3 (Mús) primeraprimera instrumentista;a primera (m)
the orchestra has a number of exceptionally talented principals
4 (Economics) capital; (m) principal; (m)
principal and interest el principal y los intereses
you will end up repaying £116,010 which is nearly four times the principal person employing agent, lawyer chief perpetrator of a crime principal and agent in Civil Service he reached the grade of principal by the age of 26
modifier
the primary function of the minor characters is to support the principal actors the principal actor in the effort to scale down environmental standards is the Vice President Shikanai was one of the principal actors responsible for bringing the heyday of trade unionism in Japan to a close
principal boy (n) (Britain) (Teat) joven héroe papel de actriz en la "pantomime" navideña; (m) (papel de actriz en la "pantomime" navideña)
the hero is played by a woman and is called the principal boy Daryl Hannah transforms herself from a gossamer-clad fairy to Principal Boy the verb in the principal clause is in the passive
note note See culture box in entry pantomime.

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principal
adjective
1 main, principal
  • lo principal es… -> the main thing is…
  • puerta principal -> front door
masculine noun
2 first floor (planta) (British) , second floor (United States)

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principal [prin-the-pahl']
adjective
1 Principal (más importante), chief, capital, essential.
2 Illustrious, renowned, celebrated.
3 Foremost, first, chief: Casa principal, capital house, hotel.
  • Cuarto principal -> apartments on the first floor or story
noun
1 In a garrison, the main guard. (m)
2 Principal, capital, stock. (m)
3 Principal, head of a commercial establishment (persona). (m)

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principal
adjetivo
1 (más importante) (gen) principal; main; [+crítico, adversario] foremost; [+piso] first; second; (EEUU)
interpreta el papel principal she plays the leading role; lo principal es que el problema se ha solucionado the main thing is the problem has been solved
lo principal es la salud lo principal es cambiar de actitud
2 [+persona, autoridad] illustrious
sustantivo:masculino
1 (persona) head; chief; principal
2 (Economía) principal; capital
3 (Teat) dress circle
4 (piso) first floor; second floor; (EEUU)

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